I preferred her costume from JLA All Stars with the boob window gone.

@SC said:

@jrock85: Ah well PAD for example lays on heavy amounts of social issues and loves to point out flaws in comics and also parallel his writing to what's going on in the real world, past and present. He is the first to blog about comics in the same way the poster you quoted did? Do you get what I am saying? People can intellectually invest in things instead of emotionally invest in them. Do you consider that angle? Since often its not about being influenced by the comic, but recognizing the affects of comics and other media and the also what symptoms create many of the problems and criticisms in comics. Acknowledging such things isn't just good generally but specifically comics and improving them. PAD again being a good example, because he over deconstructs traditional aspects of comics and subverts them.

I Gotcha. PAD does address social issues in his writing, but I think his first and foremost intent is to entertain, kinda the same way Jon Stewart addresses politics (or at least that's my interpretation of his writing). To be fair to the aforementioned poster, I think there is merit to some of what she said, as I told her in a PM; but I think women are stronger than she gives them credit for.

LOL I really thought that I was going to get to bed at a decent time tonight.

Always a pleasure, SC. :)

@lykopis said:

I enjoy comics for comics sake - but like most everyone, I have some criticisms. I do like how the Huntress series brought up human trafficking which is a big thing - especially over in Europe and the Middle East.

I'm really enjoying that series as well.

No problem at all, that granny costume is probably a mistake. Not all characters need to be exemplary , some of them can be fanservice.

I enjoy comics for comics sake - but like most everyone, I have some criticisms. I do like how the Huntress series brought up human trafficking which is a big thing - especially over in Europe and the Middle East.

I loved the previous custome... but that was purely for immature reasons, and honestly i DO understand a change i mean i was a Power Girl semi fan before but i was always like wtf, why would any self respecting woman fight in that.

If i smacked on a thong, body glitter and a fishnet tv-shirt and decided to fight crime... people would look too.

Now the new custome, even though i understand the change - is bad. I miss her cape which was honestly very cool and original, i would kept the boob size, the cape the, work on the pants and boob window... and please just remove the wrist wraps things, their horrible.

I dont hope they overdue it and make them all all desexual them all. I want to see my buff heroes and sexy heroins kicking ass.

@RazzaTazz

The classics never go out of style. As soon as that new car scent fades from DC's 52 initiative, I expect a lot of the character's costumes to revert to type. New artists are going to come in and decide that either they want to draw the character's original look, instead of JIm Lee's design eyesores, or they'll do a redesign to make it more their own. Newer, hungrier artists will tow the company line, but long established "A" listers tend to have the power to draw what they want. If Adam Hughes committed to doing interiors on Wonder Woman for the next 5 years, but only under the condition that he could depict the 1940's version of the character, DC would roll over in a heartbeat, starry-eyed over the higher profits they'd make on the title with Hughes in place as it's artist. Even if a new costume design hits big with the fan base, it won't last. In that instance, once the character returns to their original garb, the new costume lives on, draped around a new character. Think of Venom & U.S. Agent, who inherited their costumes from Spider-Man & Captain America. I doubt Powergirl's new look will last much longer than the Bart Sears design did.

@aeka said:

@jrock85: Whether or not you have friends who would or wouldn't chisel their bodies to look like Power Girl is beside the point. The point is the media is saturated with the constant message of "thin is beautiful and desirable, fat is seen as undesirable and unattractive," "big round breasts are preferred to small or sagging breasts," "round shapely butts are preferred to flat butts," and the list goes on. Comics are another form of media that reiterates this concept and goes the extra mile by sexualising and objectifying their female characters by posing them in cheesecake poses and even eroticising violence committed against them. This message is almost always exclusively aimed towards women that it even influences the way women feel about their bodies both consciously and subconsciously.

In fact, most women don't go to those extremes for the sake of attaining an ideal body image.

And you're basing this on what? Because what is seen in both research and therapy sessions with women is the exact opposite. If there wasn't a high enough percentage of women with body image issues or an epidemic of eating disorders that are linked to body image especially amongst young girls, this would neither be a heavily researched topic nor would educators feel the need to educate people on this topic. Please do not act like an authority on a subject matter you clearly know nothing about.

You'd like to see an overweight female hero?

I have a better question, Why CAN'T there be an overweight female hero?

I already dislike fat superheros that are males so female superheroes that are fat will not even get looked at. Then, again that would be more of the real world standards especially in America, but I don't read comics for real world standards I read them for things not of this world or else I might aswell just read an autobiography of so schmoe..-3-

@jrock85:

I'm glad she exhausted herself because my bullsh*t detector was about to explode. ;D

Seriously, lets just take comics for what they are: a form of art and entertainment, nothing more.

Guess you forgot I can still read my inbox. So I'll keep this brief:

1) As a male you DO NOT get to decide that women's issues are "bullshit" as you do not experience what women experience in American culture.

2) Media does much more than "just entertain," it also influences how men and women perceive each other as well as themselves.

If there was no truth to this, this would neither be a heavily researched topic nor would people heavily write about it. Reexamine your privilege and do some research before coming out with "bullshit" of your own.

@SamRevlon said:

@TheCrowbar said:

No. Seriously I hate this argument so much. If heroes aren't at their peak physical condition they're likely to get their asses handed to them by villains who in prison have nothing to do but train. A fat, curvy, overweight hero is a dead one.

Nah, not necessarily - though most of the time if their running around being heroes that sorta keeps them fit. Not every villain is exactly what you call in shape either, physicality does play a role, but not to the extremes you make it.

Your conclusion and your reasoning don't match. Not every villain is exactly in shape? So what? It just takes one villain to be in shape to overpower a hero. Especially in most comics where taking down the bad guy comes down to a physical brawl.

@TheCrowbar said:

Your conclusion and your reasoning don't match. Not every villain is exactly in shape? So what? It just takes one villain to be in shape to overpower a hero. Especially in most comics where taking down the bad guy comes down to a physical brawl.

There is curvy and toned - at least for women and the same could be said that not every guy has to be ripped beyond control to win a match. I wouldn't mind seeing a few guys in the heroes pool that was cranked up like they just left prison. I don't know if your thinking that I'm stating that an extremely overweight character could win against someone extremely fit ( ? ) In which case I'm not: I understand that they will be sluggish with poor response, but I just saying that I'd like to see some different builds and body sizes. They could win even in a physical brawl too; there are a lot of factors to consider when a match takes place. Skill - Experience - perhaps the mentality of a hero, etc. It's not immediately over as you put it.

Great blog. Again I wanted to have my say without addressing anyone else's points though I'll probably cover familiar and already tread ground as their have been some excellent replies so far in the thread. Firstly, I as presented to me, with this one image by this artist, I actually aren't endeared with Power Girls new look. However thats as much to do with art style, and pose, and the boots and gauntlets and - really I'd prefer to see character drawn more, different angles, covers, panels different artists. Things that can change my perception and opinion of it. After all I did defend Starfire's new look, and criticize Harley's and artistically speaking Harley from what I have seen (I am behind on reading) is looking less vamped up and Starfire's use artistically is just very traditional. So seeing Power Girl in actual stories will invariably provide more context for me.  
 
As for new costume versus old costume, I actually prefer the old costume, so far, and thats mainly due to me associating to Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti writing of that character which was fun, funny, painfully self aware, and it was a bit cheesecakey, but maybe because the artist was a woman, it wasn't one dimensional cheesecake. Power Girl's expressions and self awareness and sass pretty much made her personality and characterization the sexiest thing about her. Of course by the same token, if you redid that series with the character dressed in the new look, then that would thus be my preference. Ignoring additional contexts and just focusing on the aesthetics I have no real attachment to either. If her fans were unfortunate to have had me redesign the character, I would have used her older outfit as the base, and perhaps add a contrasting undershirt too her, add either matching leggings to her suit (white) or contrasting (black) make her hair a bit longer. Keep the cape, more importantly keep the cape pin, which I always thought was cool, keep the basic cut. Just add on really. In fact with a reboot/revamp and characters being changed some small, some big, I'd actually make Power Girl "plus sized model" size.  Before I explain why creatively this could be pulled off, I'll throw in another angle. 
 
Another topic all this brings up to me, is something that's becoming more prevalent, is the business of selling ethics, morality, environmentalism, unapologetically politically incorrectness, feminism, diversity, and equality, among other things. I can understand why this happens, because that's money, and if you can spin your product a way that in another accurate sense is something like pro equality, or pro change, or pro ethics you can sell it to more money and make your product appear more appealing. The problem occurs when that spin isn't accurate, or is more inaccurate than inaccurate. Like many types of bottled water for example, as far as health and environmental benefits. Its clean, its green, its tasty and pure, but kind of not really. I won't say that DC (and Marvel too) is guilty of anything too serious here, but I can't help but feel they'd rather be perceived as changing the industry for the better as far as woman in comics is concerned, than actually putting hard effort into changing things. Jim Lee's comments as mentioned and what he was trying to achieve with female characters, I can appreciate and admire, especially as far as intent, but it just feels like token effort to me, and execution seems hung up on oversimplification. You can't just give a character pants to have them be taken more seriously, and I expect creators to be able to write and draw respectable characters in shorts and skirts as well. Mainly due to the varies contexts of layers that make up characters and how they are handled and received. As of now, its too early to see if Power Girl's new look is a superficial bandage over a hole that could have been fixed other ways or something indicative of something greater.  
 
Back to my ego, and idea, making Power Girl plus sized. Lets say Power Girls breasts and breast window are aspects about the character which could be defining, casting whatever negative or positive connotations such an idea casts, why not make her a bit bigger to actually give some size diversity with female characters? It exists but not in the same way it does for males. Surprisingly there is more range between vaguely ambiguously ideal looking and fat, unfit, unattractive and incapable. Woman with prominent breasts tend to have prominent hips, so why not make Power Girl a bit larger, and I don't mean height. Think of a female shot put thrower or such athlete. Artists use models yes? A quick Google image search of plus sized models brings up a bevy of attractive, healthy looking, strong woman, that just aren't represented in comics. Power Girl's Kyptonian heritage essentially means she is going to be strong, fast, and fit no matter what, and hey, actually being a bit larger might actually aid her strength more than it would detract from her speed (if you want approach it from that way) I suppose changing a characters physical size might be too much of a dramatic shift though even for a revamp/reboot and... wait, well there was Amanda the Wall Waller. Her iconic look was changed - oh wait right movie, so Power Girl must have a movie coming out and so... oh not that either... well its important to have characters maintain identifiable and icon... oh wait she looks different now... so that's my 2 cents. Adding pants and covering chest holes isn't the only way to make a character more respectable, I really hope that's not DC's trump card, having diversity in body shapes with both genders is good (especially in light of there being more than just two types) and I think a plus sized Power Girl would have been awesome and easy to implemented all things considered. 

@aeka:

Okay, I think I've figured out where we're not seeing eye to eye.

What you've been asserting is that people's views of any group or subculture are socially constructed by the media they consume. While that's true in some cases, I don't think its necessarily true in regards to the comic book audience. Reports suggest that the average comic book reader is about 28 years old. I believe the vast majority of people in that age group are mature enough to differentiate between entertainment and reality (At least I hope so).

@SC said:

Back to my ego, and idea, making Power Girl plus sized. Lets say Power Girls breasts and breast window are aspects about the character which could be defining, casting whatever negative or positive connotations such an idea casts, why not make her a bit bigger to actually give some size diversity with female characters? It exists but not in the same way it does for males. Surprisingly there is more range between vaguely ambiguously ideal looking and fat, unfit, unattractive and incapable. Woman with prominent breasts tend to have prominent hips, so why not make Power Girl a bit larger, and I don't mean height. Think of a female shot put thrower or such athlete. Artists use models yes? A quick Google image search of plus sized models brings up a bevy of attractive, healthy looking, strong woman, that just aren't represented in comics. Power Girl's Kyptonian heritage essentially means she is going to be strong, fast, and fit no matter what, and hey, actually being a bit larger might actually aid her strength more than it would detract from her speed (if you want approach it from that way) I suppose changing a characters physical size might be too much of a dramatic shift though even for a revamp/reboot and... wait, well there was Amanda the Wall Waller. Her iconic look was changed - oh wait right movie, so Power Girl must have a movie coming out and so... oh not that either... well its important to have characters maintain identifiable and icon... oh wait she looks different now... so that's my 2 cents. Adding pants and covering chest holes isn't the only way to make a character more respectable, I really hope that's not DC's trump card, having diversity in body shapes with both genders is good (especially in light of there being more than just two types) and I think a plus sized Power Girl would have been awesome and easy to implemented all things considered.

I think I see what you're getting at. You'd have redesigned PG to look something like Stompa?

to me the window or whatever was not the deal. it was the size of her breast. they still seem large even now. if the writings good i don't really see how it matters one way or the other. heck at first it did not even look like she would exist in the new 52. so Power gril anyway his good in my book

What irks me most about the changes is that Power Girl called herself Supergirl in this new continuity. Sure this is a relaunch but that doesn't sound like the Power Girl I like. You know the woman who wanted to stood out.

Her old suit was classic. Boob window aside (and some versions didn't have it) it was one of the best designed costumes with a perfect mix of white, blue and red. The way her cape was attached was just brilliant.

This new design is too generic and too 90's styled.

Honestly the first thing that draw my attention to Power Girl was her ample chest displayed by her "boob-window", but beyond her ample chest she seems like a good and interesting character with a good deal of personality.

I don't like her new design not because of the loss of her boob-window (which if I am honest is slight ridiculous and makes it a little hard to take her seriously), but because IMO it simply looks awful and isn't even recognisable as Power Girl. I think she can have a new costume that is a little more modest and still be recognisable as PG. For instance, I came across this picture of Power Girl with what I think is a great costume...

Even with the loss of her infamous boob-window and more skin covered it keeps other key elements of her old costume such as her cape and also leaves her arms exposed to show off her what should be impressive muscles as contrary to the usual depiction of super-heroines appearing model like in figure PG she is little more buff (sometimes drawn too buff) which is something I like about her.

@aeka said:

@jrock85:

I'm glad she exhausted herself because my bullsh*t detector was about to explode. ;D

Seriously, lets just take comics for what they are: a form of art and entertainment, nothing more.

Guess you forgot I can still read my inbox. So I'll keep this brief:

1) As a male you DO NOT get to decide that women's issues are "bullshit" as you do not experience what women experience in American culture.

2) Media does much more than "just entertain," it also influences how men and women perceive each other as well as themselves.

If there was no truth to this, this would neither be a heavily researched topic nor would people heavily write about it. Reexamine your privilege and do some research before coming out with "bullshit" of your own.

Bullshit, its ppl like you who caused this unnecessary change, I'm a man and have no problem with all the arnold bodied superheroes out there, and never expected to look like them. My best friend has natural triple d's why the hell cant powergirl? Because having big boobs is sexist and makes girls think they need big ones? Give me a break. Thats like telling all the naturally big breasted women out there that their boobs are too big for them to be superheroes. Why not make all the females flat chested with burgas on, and all the males scrawny or fat?

@Thirteen13 said:

Even with the loss of her infamous boob-window and more skin covered it keeps other key elements of her old costume such as her cape and also leaves her arms exposed to show off her what should be impressive muscles as contrary to the usual depiction of super-heroines appearing model like in figure PG she is little more buff (sometimes drawn too buff) which is something I like about her.

This! She had the most unique body type in DC, if she were ever a model she would be considered plus size, which is part of why she was awesome. Now she really is JUST A SUPERGIRL CLONE. Whats the point?

On a personal note, I hate the hair.

@dementedtheclown: Yeah agreed, beyond her large chest PG unlike other supermodel like super-heroines she had a distinctive and unique body type that was voluptuous, corn-fed and generally isn't portrayed much in comics or other forms of media, but now she looks like almost any other generic super-heroine. I thought it was good to have a depiction of a healthy, full-figured heroine that was proud of her body, though as I said the boob-window isn't necessary to show off her assets.

BTW, when you say you hate her hair do you mean the horrible new resign? As that's another thing I really don't like about the resign as one of my favourite things about PG was her previous short and sassy hairstyle.

@Thirteen13 said:

@dementedtheclown: Yeah agreed, beyond her large chest PG unlike other supermodel like super-heroines she had a distinctive and unique body type that was voluptuous, corn-fed and generally isn't portrayed much in comics or other forms of media, but now she looks like almost any other generic super-heroine. I thought it was good to have a depiction of a healthy, full-figured heroine that was proud of her body, though as I said the boob-window isn't necessary to show off her assets.

BTW, when you say you hate her hair do you mean the horrible new resign? As that's another thing I really don't like about the resign as one of my favourite things about PG was her previous short and sassy hairstyle.

Yes the new hair looks too butch

@dementedtheclown said:

Bullshit, its ppl like you who caused this unnecessary change, I'm a man and have no problem with all the arnold bodied superheroes out there, and never expected to look like them. My best friend has natural triple d's why the hell cant powergirl? Because having big boobs is sexist and makes girls think they need big ones? Give me a break. Thats like telling all the naturally big breasted women out there that their boobs are too big for them to be superheroes. Why not make all the females flat chested with burgas on, and all the males scrawny or fat?

Ah yes. The same tired old argument that hasn't been argued before, no less by a mansplainer who thinks he knows more about sexism than a woman who actually experiences it in daily life. Bravo! You deserve a gold medal for your derailing efforts.

And for the record, if people like me actually caused change to DC comics, believe me, the reboot would not have been as controversial as it has been.

@aeka said:

@dementedtheclown said:

Bullshit, its ppl like you who caused this unnecessary change, I'm a man and have no problem with all the arnold bodied superheroes out there, and never expected to look like them. My best friend has natural triple d's why the hell cant powergirl? Because having big boobs is sexist and makes girls think they need big ones? Give me a break. Thats like telling all the naturally big breasted women out there that their boobs are too big for them to be superheroes. Why not make all the females flat chested with burgas on, and all the males scrawny or fat?

Ah yes. The same tired old argument that hasn't been argued before, no less by a mansplainer who thinks he knows more about sexism than a woman who actually experiences it in daily life. Bravo! You deserve a gold medal for your derailing efforts.

And for the record, if people like me actually caused change to DC comics, believe me, the reboot would not have been as controversial as it has been.

Kinda sad you blame your insecurities on the medias portrayal of women.

I'm so tired of people bitching about shit like this, some people have what many consider "perfect" or "voluptuous" bodies, many also dress to show off there bodies.

Why cant superheroes? and not all of them do.

It's people like you who ruin these characters the way I've known them since I was young, people complaining cause they can, its harmless except to idiots who believe everything they see, and base their life around it. I like my superheroes slim, sexy, and muscular thank you very much. I'm a fat out of shape guy with long hair and a farmers tan, no superhero is shaped like me, but I'm not complaining in the least.

I'd hate to see a DC run by a prude like you. Might as well make comics about everyday people doing everyday things if you want realism and conservatism that bad.

I'll keep my half naked voluptuous women, and overly armored body building men, over this crappily redesigned powergirl anyday.

Same with the horrible Harley Quinn redesign, people say that's too sexist also, n no its just too ugly, Harley was cute, now shes goth..

Nice upload btw {o:

@SC: Your entire post was spectacular - I agree completely. If they were to re-introduce Power Girl in such a format, I would have loved it - kind that Mae West kind of physique and more importantly, the attitude to match? It's so disappointing the disconnect there between comic book companies and their readers. What you wrote is so perfect - I can't understand why they didn't do Power Girl in that way.

its ppl like you who caused this unnecessary change, I'm a man and have no problem with all the arnold bodied superheroes out there, and never expected to look like them. My best friend has natural triple d's why the hell cant powergirl? Because having big boobs is sexist and makes girls think they need big ones? Give me a break. Thats like telling all the naturally big breasted women out there that their boobs are too big for them to be superheroes. Why not make all the females flat chested with burgas on, and all the males scrawny or fat?

@dementedtheclown said:

@aeka said:

@dementedtheclown said:

Bullshit, its ppl like you who caused this unnecessary change, I'm a man and have no problem with all the arnold bodied superheroes out there, and never expected to look like them. My best friend has natural triple d's why the hell cant powergirl? Because having big boobs is sexist and makes girls think they need big ones? Give me a break. Thats like telling all the naturally big breasted women out there that their boobs are too big for them to be superheroes. Why not make all the females flat chested with burgas on, and all the males scrawny or fat?

Ah yes. The same tired old argument that hasn't been argued before, no less by a mansplainer who thinks he knows more about sexism than a woman who actually experiences it in daily life. Bravo! You deserve a gold medal for your derailing efforts.

And for the record, if people like me actually caused change to DC comics, believe me, the reboot would not have been as controversial as it has been.

Kinda sad you blame your insecurities on the medias portrayal of women.

I'm so tired of people bitching about shit like this, some people have what many consider "perfect" or "voluptuous" bodies, many also dress to show off there bodies.

Why cant superheroes? and not all of them do.

It's people like you who ruin these characters the way I've known them since I was young, people complaining cause they can, its harmless except to idiots who believe everything they see, and base their life around it. I like my superheroes slim, sexy, and muscular thank you very much. I'm a fat out of shape guy with long hair and a farmers tan, no superhero is shaped like me, but I'm not complaining in the least.

I'd hate to see a DC run by a prude like you. Might as well make comics about everyday people doing everyday things if you want realism and conservatism that bad.

I'll keep my half naked voluptuous women, and overly armored body building men, over this crappily redesigned powergirl anyday.

Same with the horrible Harley Quinn redesign, people say that's too sexist also, n no its just too ugly, Harley was cute, now shes goth..

How did this go from talking about a horrific costume design to accusing someone of having insecurities?

I'm sorry, not all people who think that the overly sexual portrayal of certain characters indicates insecurities.

I may not agree with ALL of Aeka's points, but seriously dude... how can a few comments about overtly sexual depictions ruin a character for you? Honestly, are you saying the only reason you'll stick to a character is because they are "half naked voluptuous women"?!

Because I'm pretty sure THAT'S the issue here. It shouldn't be about how large a superhero's breasts are or how curvy their hips are, that's not supposed to be what defines the character... and if that's the only reason you're paying attention to a series... Then I'm pretty sure you're the one with the issues.

@dementedtheclown: Kinda sad you blame your insecurities on the medias portrayal of women.

Because the very real phenomenon of female objectification in the media and how this shapes peoples' views and treatment of women is clearly a sign of insecurity on my part! GASP!

I'm so tired of people bitching about shit like this, some people have what many consider "perfect" or "voluptuous" bodies, many also dress to show off there bodies.

Translation: I'm so tired of marginalised people fighting for equal representation in the media because it threatens my privilege!

Why cant superheroes? and not all of them do.

Because if male heroes were similarly scantily clad and posed like porn stars the way female characters are, then this would clearly not be an issue? Oh wait! IT WOULD! Because then the men would actually have something to complain about!

It's people like you who ruin these characters the way I've known them since I was young, people complaining cause they can, its harmless except to idiots who believe everything they see, and base their life around it.

Yes, shame on me and everyone else who dares to challenge the sexism and misogyny that's ever so rampant in American culture and subsequently reinforced in the media. Because hey! It's harmless to those who are privileged and don't experience such things, but anyone (including researchers) who calls out the harmful effects of media portrayals of marginalised groups is clearly an idiot! Absolutely! Ironically enough, I was under the impression progressive change wasn't the reason characters were "ruined" in the reboot to the point of media outrage.

I'd hate to see a DC run by a prude like you. Might as well make comics about everyday people doing everyday things if you want realism and conservatism that bad.

Because calling out sexism and misogyny as real problems is clearly the same as being shocked and offended by the acknowledgement that people are sexual beings and enjoy having sex with their clothes off (prude)! Thanks for letting me know how well you understand the concept!

I'll keep my half naked voluptuous women, and overly armored body building men, over this crappily redesigned powergirl anyday.

Congratulations! You just provided one shining example of exactly what female readers find problematic about comic portrayals of women in the first place! Sadly I doubt you'll be enlightened enough to realise the false equivalence of that statement or how it's even problematic.

Nice upload btw {o:

Because clearly an artist's sexualisation of Wayne and Bertinelli should stop me from liking their characters! Nevermind the fact they -GASP- have personalities. Stay classy.

This is not an argument that can be won. Saying you liked the old Power Girl is just opening up a can of worms you don't wanna eat.

@Thirteen13 said:

Honestly the first thing that draw my attention to Power Girl was her ample chest displayed by her "boob-window", but beyond her ample chest she seems like a good and interesting character with a good deal of personality.

I don't like her new design not because of the loss of her boob-window (which if I am honest is slight ridiculous and makes it a little hard to take her seriously), but because IMO it simply looks awful and isn't even recognisable as Power Girl. I think she can have a new costume that is a little more modest and still be recognisable as PG. For instance, I came across this picture of Power Girl with what I think is a great costume...

Even with the loss of her infamous boob-window and more skin covered it keeps other key elements of her old costume such as her cape and also leaves her arms exposed to show off her what should be impressive muscles as contrary to the usual depiction of super-heroines appearing model like in figure PG she is little more buff (sometimes drawn too buff) which is something I like about her.

I actually like that redesign for Power Girl. It's not exploitive but still plays homage to the original Power Girl costume.